The effectiveness of marital enrichment training program based on Time for better marriage (TIME) on marital adjustment among women with early marriage

Since communication skills training for couples will be able to affect their mental health and marital adjustment, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of marital enrichment training program based on Time for better marriage (TIME) on increasing marital adjustment and its components in women with early marriage. Research

 The research method was semi-experimental and its design was pre-test-posttest with control group The statistical population of this study was all married women with early marriage in Zebarkhan areas of Neyshabur city in, 2017. The research sample of 30 people was selected using the available sampling method from eligible applicants to participate in marital enrichment training program based on Time for better marriage (TIME) and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (15 in each group). Research instruments included Spainers’ marital adjustment questionnaire, completed before and after intervention by both groups. The validity of the questionnaire was verified by the counseling group Professors and the reliability of the questionnaire was measured using Cronbach's alpha. The “Time for better marriage (TIME)” package was administered to the intervention group in 10 sessions 90-minute. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. All data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 22.

marital enrichment training program based on Time for better marriage (TIME) was effective on increasing marital adjustment (P <0.05). also it’s increased the marital satisfaction dimensions (p<0.05), marital correlation (p <0.05), marital satisfaction (p<0.05) and marital affection (p<0.05).

 The marital enrichment training program based on Time for better marriage (TIME) increases marital adjustment. Therefore, in counseling and marital interventions, it is possible to use intimate communication skills to improve couples' relationships and increase their compatibility.